Wolf Messing: The Telepathic Mystic

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How did Wolf Messing travel the world?

  • By plane
  • By train (correct)
  • By boat
  • By car

When did Wolf Messing meet Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud?

  • 1913
  • 1915
  • 1927 (correct)
  • 1974

What is Wolf Messing known for?

  • His telepathic abilities (correct)
  • His powers of persuasion
  • His predictions of the future
  • His Soviet connections

What happened to Wolf Messing after his wife died?

<p>He became a recluse (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Wolf Messing die?

<p>1974 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • Wolf Messing is said to have left home at an early age and caught a train to Berlin.

  • During his journey he was noted for his powerful telepathic abilities and was eventually given a chance to showcase them by the Busch Circus.

  • He travelled the world with the circus and met two of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century - Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.

  • The encounter is said to have occurred in 1913 or 1915, however, it is generally accepted that Einstein and Freud didn't first meet each other until 1927.

  • For the sake of a good story, let us believe that Einstein and Freud were impressed by Messing's abilities and decided to test him.

  • Wolf Messing was a mystic who was said to be able to predict the future.

  • He was known for his powers of persuasion and was often consulted by leaders in the Soviet Union.

  • His later life was a lonely and sad one after the death of his wife.

  • He died in 1974.

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